So you are saying compilation is trying to instantiate class and run static
initializers? This seems very backward, are you sure?


On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Zach Oakes <zsoa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I should add, I am aware I can bring in a class dynamically with
> Class/forName, and that is what I ended up doing for the Timer class.
> However, this is not always practical, and sometimes is simply not an
> option if aot-compilation is required.
>
>
> On Saturday, October 12, 2013 2:28:38 AM UTC-4, Zach Oakes wrote:
>>
>> I recently learned that merely importing a Java class in Clojure causes
>> static initializers to be run. Sometimes, this causes compilation errors,
>> because they are written with the assumption that they will only be run
>> during runtime.
>>
>> I ran into this just now while trying to make a simple Clojure game with
>> LibGDX. After simply importing its Timer class, I began getting compilation
>> errors. The stack trace shows it is due to a static 
>> initializer<https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/blob/511b557c1a2d23bf8110a05b0ef54cc20b7f958d/gdx/src/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/Timer.java#L32>attempting
>>  to instantiate the class!
>>
>> I also ran into this recently while trying to use RoboVM. My question is,
>> do I have any options? I haven't found many discussions about this here or
>> elsewhere. This surprises me, because it seems like something more people
>> should be running into.
>>
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